A visit to the Salem Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Salem Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Salem Cemetery:
36.0267, -88.9076
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Salem Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies just to the south southwest of the Salem Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Salem Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Keeley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Keeley Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeley Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- Vaughns Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bucksnort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bucksnort Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olivers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Griffins Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Keas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Keas Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keas Cemetery
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Harpers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Salem Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Dyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Four Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Rutherford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brazil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Kenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Tilghman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Trezevant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sidonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Tatumville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Goat City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Whitthorne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Gadsden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Three Way
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Salem Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salem Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Salem Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Greenfield
- Humboldt
- Milan
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Salem Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Salem Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322212 (Salem Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322212 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dyer
- Location given for Salem Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0267341 Lon: -88.9075643
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Gibson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salem Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |